Religion and culture department established in the Management Academy under the Russian Ministry of the Interior

Moscow, December 12, Interfax – Religion and culture department has been opened in the Culture University of the Management Academy under the Russian Ministry of the Interior.

Speaking at an opening ceremony, Academy’s head general-lieutenant Vladimir Gordiyenko underlined that it was very important for the staff-members of the law-enforcement agencies to receive basic knowledge on religion, Pobeda.ru has reported.

Head of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for Inter-relations with the Armed Forces Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov told those who came that the education of the ministry’s elite would be more profound with a theological component included.

Rector of St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov will head the department, professor of the Moscow Theological University deacon Andrey Kurayev is its honorary member. Among lecturers are priests, staff-members of the mentioned synodal Department and lecturers of the ministry’s Management Academy.

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